Write a blog post in which you reflect over the play Romeo and Juliet. How did you like it? Do you like the way it ended? Do you feel that you were better at reading Shakespeare by the time it was all over? Take some time to let me know how you feel.

Now that you have had some time to read Shakespeare on your own, take a minute to reflect on the process. What are your thoughts on reading Shakespeare? Do you find it difficult or easy? What is particularly difficult about reading Shakespeare? Or, if you don't find it difficult, what are your tricks for understanding Shakespearean English? Let me know your honest thoughts about grappling with The Bard.

We may not be able to say that Shakespeare invented so many words, but he definitely introduced over 1,700 words to the English language by putting them into his plays and writings. Here's a brief comparison of the words Shakespeare introduced and some words that were added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in 2014.